Project Manager - Transmission

Job Title – Project Manager (Transmission)
Location – Kendal
Role Type – Permanent

Morson are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity as Project Manager to join a power network operator, who owns and maintains the overhead lines, underground cables, and equipment, such as switchgears and transformers. The role is based in Kendal and offering a competitive salary and package.

As a Project Manager, youll lead the development and successful delivery of a diverse project portfolio within specified timeframes, budgets, and scope parameters. Your responsibilities include overseeing projects involving switchgear, transformers, overhead lines, cables, and protection systems, operating at voltages up to 132kV. Throughout each projects lifecycle, youll manage tasks such as defining scope, controlling costs and schedules, planning, and designing, obtaining approvals, supervising construction, coordinating commissioning, handling commercial aspects, facilitating handover, and ensuring proper closure.

Skills and experience:
• Hold a minimum of an HNC level qualification in electrical engineering.
• Have experience working within the electricity / utility environment.
• Recognised Project Management certification
• Are experienced in the application of financial systems and capital investment processes (desirable).
• Have highly developed project management skills, with an excellent understanding of resource management, project costing and the resolution of conflicts and dependencies.

Key responsibilities include:
• Verifying the accurate recognition of work value and costs, including accruals, in Chime and SAP, reviewing and validating this monthly according to policy.
• Clarifying project requirements in collaboration with the Asset Management department.
• Forming and guiding Project Teams to ensure the effective development and execution of projects.
• Crafting project scope, estimates, and schedules to align with critical deadlines, deliverables, and cost objectives.
• Securing and expediting project approvals at crucial stages.
• Overseeing projects throughout the construction phase, managing scope clarifications, changes, and maintaining schedules, as well as tracking the value of work and crucial milestones.

What we would like to offer you:
• An annual bonus schemes.
• Twenty-five days annual leave increasing with length of service.
• Private healthcare
• An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands.
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme
• Employee assistance programme and opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.

For further information please contact Cate Green on cate.green@morson.com / 0161 511 2348